The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-16
ENGLISH POLITICS.
Will tho Empire Need Irish Specialist or
q Strong Foreign Secretary:

Will tho Empire Need Irish Specialist or
Strong Foreign Secretary:
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LONDON. Oct 15.-After the Nottingham
caucus, Mr.. Gladstone is not likely to break
silence again before Christmas. A prominent
member Of the late Liberal Cabinet, in conversa-
ton with your correspondent to-day. said that
Mr.. Gladstone is full of health and vigor. and is
still saneune of an early return to power. he.
however. expressed his own opinion to the effect
that this is unlikely as the Unonist majority
in the House of Commons shows signs Of
breaking up, ard the septennal act enables q
government supported by a Parliament
airy majority to continue in Office
long after the confidence OF the
constituencies has been visibly Withdrawn. You
may rely upon it, said he. ''that, in order to
secure the reunion of the Liberal party. Mr.
Gladstone is willing to make substantial con-
cessions in the matter OF the Irish representa-
ton, the administration of justice. or the sep
arate treatment of Ulster but to these conces-
sions Mr.. Morley is still resolutely opposed, and
he insists that Mr.. 81 adstones declarations
do not properly bear the meaning which
has been attributed to them. Above
all, Mr.. Morley will not be party TO any attempt
to set up an Irish Parliament without previous
settlement of the land question. The policy Of
concession is strongly urged upon Mr.. Gladstone
by Lord Herschel, Lord Rosebery. Mr. Henry
Fowler, and others of his colleagues Sir Will
lam Harcourt and Lord Spencer, however, show
all the zeal of proselytes for the home-ruls
policy, snd stick to both the defeated bills in
their entirety"
This ex -member gives the following curious
fragment of statistics of the requests for public
orators which reach tho Liberal Central Associ-
alton from the Provinces The greatest number
are for William Harcourt the next greatest for
Mr. John Morley, and the third for Lord Spen-
OF course, he omitted Mr. Gladstone. who
is known TO be understandable. Till home rule
became the question of the hour, Lord Rose
effsce his record in relation to this
matter. Lord Spencer has taken his place
in public demand. The ex- Minister was so bold
to build on this rather slender footing the
following ediHce OF conjecture: IF the Tories
can continue to retain Office till Mr.. Gladstone'S
services are. the score of great age, no longer
available land this they avowedly aim att there
will be a strife for the Liberal leadership between
Mr.. Morley and Sir William Harcourt. and
this may be settled by rejecting the claims OF
both in favor OF . third, and that third peer,
as was done when the Queen sent for
Lord Granville, rather than under
take the invidious task OF choosing
between Lord Palmerton and Lord John
Russell" The chosen peer. according to this ex-
Cabinet officer, would be. not Lord Rosebery,
but Lord Spencer. This is a very plausible
theory if it assumes that. when the moment for
selection comes, ireland will still be the ques.
tion Of the hour. Then Lord Spencer's Irish ex-
perience, services, and deep conviction
would be invalnable; but there always ths
possibility, which the events of the
moment do not render less probable.
that before long the irish n. nnss
terrible confusion Of n great European war
If events take this turn. Lord Rosebery will be
Indispensable. he has made special study OF